# NTSB Accident MIA93FA065
> **FORNEY ERCOUPE F-1** · 1993-02-08 · AGUADILLA, PR · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA93FA065
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11862
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-02-08
- **Location:** AGUADILLA, PR
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FORNEY
- **Model:** ERCOUPE F-1
- **Registration:** N7555C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

EXCESSIVE ELEVATOR CONTROL INPUT BY AN UNKNOWN OCCUPANT AT AN AIRSPEED ABOVE MANEUVERING SPEED WHICH CAUSED BOTH FORWARD WING SPARS TO FAIL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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